To get job {hiring}|, manager or executive that can hire you must get to know you. Managers know company needs, goals, problems, and specific work needed.
hiring process
For one quarter of job openings, managers create applicant pools, screen applicants, and interview people.
For few jobs, managers create positions to meet company needs as identified by applicants, applicants discuss job with hiring manager and develop proposals, and company hires.
For most jobs, managers already have applicants, and company hires one.
You typically contact 20 to 30 hiring managers before getting job. Recontact hiring managers every two to four weeks.
hiring manager
You must meet the manager that can hire you. Meet before there is job opening, if possible. Send resumes and introductory cover letters to such managers at target companies, located online or through contacts, and get referrals, if possible. Set up meeting by telephone. Try to have at least two talks each week. Study companies, departments, and projects. List questions about goals, products, projects, achievements, challenges, values, and culture. Have job objective. Have positioning statement. Have resume. Have calendar.
meeting
To set up meeting, state your name. State who referred you and relationship, or state how you found manager name. State meeting purpose: to give manager useful information, to discuss common interest, to present your ideas, or to discuss industry in location. Suggest time.
Place is at manager office.
Meet for 30 minutes. Talk about who referred you and relationship, meeting purposes, and objectives. Discuss company and manager needs. Show how your accomplishments and competencies meet those needs. Arrange second meeting or notify that you will follow up.
followup
Follow with letter, telephone call, and meeting, every two to four weeks. Do not request anything; only thank and give more information. Start with line that must elicit answer. Be sincere and energetic.
effort
Job seeker typically requires five serious interviews to get job. Jobseeker gets five serious interviews out of 20 or 30 talks with hiring managers.
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Date Modified: 2022.0224